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Half of Her

Life on a fourth floor tenement building in New York City’s Chinatown is invasively communal. Chinese immigrants live in a loft that has been divided into blocks of cubicles barely wider than a mattress. Here a very pregnant Mei struggles alone to safely give birth to her child and deal with the consequences of her husband's demands.

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ABOUT GLOBAL VOICES

Global Voices showcases international-themed documentaries made by independent filmmakers from around the world, offering intimate and uncommon stories by and about everyday people. From North Korea to Israel, South Africa to the former Soviet Union, discover rare insights and firsthand perspectives from the world and its people.